Less than three weeks into her new role as health secretary, Victoria Atkins left health campaigners aghast when she suggested her approach to tackling obesity would largely focus on dietary advice.

Obesity is a devastating public health problem harming millions of people in the UK that will never be resolved by tips on what to eat and what to avoid. Two in three adults are overweight or obese and the problem costs £100bn a year.

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    1 year ago

    Yeah, but she’s got to consider growing all those donations from the sugar & processed food lobbyists.

    EDIT: had clear forgotten she is married to the MD of a massive sugar conglomerate. Extra yikes.